Political Notes.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 25 August 1891, Page 3

Political Notes.

— ♦ „— Another alteration in the, to be* holder of th 6 office of Agent General is now under discussion. s The Premier has frequently been men: tioned, as well as Mr Perceval, but now the most unlikely man has come to the front. The Premier, so it is rumoured, to save dissentibns in the Ministry as to the leadership should he resign and take the A gent* Generalship, has decided to give way and has sounded Sir George Grey on the subject 1 It is well known that Sir George Grey has long *been anxious to visit England, and if he I went at once, he could preach the one-man one-vote principle to the electors prior to the forth coming general election at Home. No one oan look uptm the appointment of v-^j^George $„ sttch a post as a fitting v onVfrom a business: point of view, nor should we expect it to advance the friendly fixations ; with the Old Country in another respect. Mr Perceval Who has been kept on the string by : thei; Government about this appointihenfr openly avows his disappointment although no one can see that he has any claim to it whatever. : ' , The Female Suffrage Bill went through the, second reading very successfully last night, Fish's opposi. tion may be said to have carried it through flying, and given it a pronimence which it would not other 1 wise have had. The galleries were so crammed with ladies, that the officials had totiirn the men out of the small Speaker's gallery,, next the Press gallery, and let it be filled with ladies. 'Significant of what is to come. ,„:. , ,; , The Payment, of .Members Bill it is understood will go through, but the amount will be reduced to £210. n:. .- - f i ■ ■ ■ ■ •- • .. ■